Tag: community
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Top 24 in 2024
2024 was another epic year for the Log Cabin. Enormous thanks to all of the King County Teams and Community Partners* that helped make the WC Teen Program possible! Twenty-four of the top highlights (plus two bonus highlights) as selected by Teen Program staff and participants: 1. REUNION with STARFIRE The Log Cabin kicked off 2024…
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THROWBACK: White Center Sidewalk Project
Ever been walking down the main drag in the WC Business District and wondered, “What the heck are these inlays in the sidewalk and where did they come from?” Turns out, the WC Teen Program was one of several partners that helped design the art on 16th avenue back in 2006! White Center “Coins and…
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#SSL2024
Co-written by the Rec Aides Summer Sack Lunch wrapped up to rave reviews at three sites including Steve Cox Memorial Park, Dick Thurnau Memorial Park & Skyway Park. 27 Rec Aides dedicated the summer to serving lunches, handing out arts and crafts, and playing different tag games daily. In addition to providing recreation opportunities for…
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WCTP Learning Garden
The Learning Garden at Steve Cox Memorial Park was created to give teens the opportunity to learn how to grow and maintain different kinds of plants. This year, teen volunteers and White Center Teen Program staff prepped the Garden during the WC Spring Clean and then planted starts donated by the King County Greenhouse program.…
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Year of the Rec Aides
Written by Jonathan, Peanutt and the 2024 Rec Aides. The Recreation Aide program was created with community engagement and equitable recreational opportunities in mind. Each year, a handful of summer aides come back to participate in the year-round program. The program started during the pandemic as an opportunity to provide safe and structured programming to…
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15 things
2023 was an exciting year for the WC Teen Program filled with the return to several traditional Cabin activities, expansion of FREE rec programming to new communities and parks, and an epic anniversary party hosted at SCMP. Fifteen of the top highlights (as selected by Teen Program staff and participants) include: 1. RETURN TO THE…
White Center Teen Program 